This report presents the PC(USA) with a concise but comprehensive look at HIV and AIDS thirty years after it made its first blip on our epidemiological radar screens. We begin with an overview of the development of the HIV and AIDS epidemic in the United States and globally and the church's response. From this overview, we report on the present context of the global pandemic as it appears in the U.S. and other regions of the world.
Learn more about antiracism in this excerpt of the Becoming the Beloved Community Antiracism Resource Packet. This download includes tools for understanding racism, a glossary and worship resources. The Thoughtful Christian pieces listed in the contents are not included.
Connecting with resources and things to consider as churches move towards gathering in person again.
Being a campus minister means you are often a “first responder” when students’ struggles with mental health become overwhelming. We hope this resource helps you feel more confident in what you have to offer when helping your students access the care they need.
This Quicksheet describes how to offer social supports, with targeted suggestions for Christian formation and fellowship and service for disability inclusion. Social access is also addressed in a discussion of leadership development, with targeted suggestions for Christian formation and worship.
The Dutch Reformed Churches in South Africa traditionally had Three Standards of Unity: The Belgic Confession (1561), The Heidelberg Catechism (1563) and The Canons of Dort (1618-1619). In their original European context these documents asserted that Protestant Christians were not anarchists, but were good citizens, willing to obey the government of the land. These confessions from the 16th and 17th centuries were used in the 19th and 20th centuries in South Africa to justify obedience to a government that imposed strict separation of the races and domination by members of the white race. The system was called by its Afrikaans …
A study of The Belhar Confession and its accompanying letter.
Toward a 21st Century Black Presbyterian church growth strategy
A focus paper addressing issues for prayer, study and action by Blacks in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presented by the Black Presbyterian Church Growth Committee at the request of the National Black Presbyterian Caucus and the Office of African American Congregational Support
The music of faith has an important role to play in the various charges of the Matthew 25 initiative. This Quicksheet includes music suggestions.
The November 2011 Presbyterian Panel survey included a number of multiple-choice Bible knowledge questions. This PDF contains all of the Bible knowledge questions from both the Member/Elder (ruling elder) version and the Minister (teaching elder) version of the survey.